HAPPY HOUR PbP 2007 Summer Soiree Project by Project (PbP) Thursday, August 16th, 6:30 - 9:00pm Ice Bar and Lounge 31 Second Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets New York City $10 www.projectbyproject.org Project by Project New York cordially invites you to its 2007 summer fundraising event at Ice Bar and Lounge. This event will kick off ticket sales for our annual tasting benefit, Plate by Plate! One day ticket sale only! Attendees of the Summer Soiree will be able to purchase one (1) heavily-discounted ticket to Plate by Plate 2007. That's a savings of $75! Plate by Plate will be held at Skylight (275 Hudson Street) on Friday, October 5th.

CONFERENCE The 21st Annual NAAAP National Convention & Diversity Career Fair: Catalyst for Growth: Awareness, Opportunity, and Leadership The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Friday, August 16th - Sunday, August 19th Hyatt Regency 265 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1294 $199 NAAAP member, $249 Non NAAAP member www.naaapconvention.org The NAAAP National Convention will include a two-day diversity career fair, more than 20 workshops focused on leadership, management, entrepreneurship, diversity and community service, over 45 national and local workshop speakers, inspiring keynote speakers, Friday and Saturday dinner galas, valuable networking, and exciting entertainment. Through motivating workshops, inspiring speakers and a wide range of career fair vendors, the NAAAP convention will bring forth awareness, tools that will empower convention participants to seek personal and career growths. Representing the second fastest-growing Asian American population in the United States, Atlanta is an ideal host city rich with history and Southern charm, and thriving as a commercial center in the Southeast and beyond. With the convention in Atlanta, filled with exciting destinations and Southern hospitality, record breaking attendance is expected.

PICNIC yKAN Annual Picnic General Meeting young Korean American Network (yKAN) Saturday, August 18th, 12:00 - 5:00pm Turtle Pond, Central Park Mid-park between 79th and 80th Streets North of Belvedere Castle and south of the Great Lawn New York City ww.ykan.org Join yKAN for a day of relaxation with the backdrop of downtown Manhattan. Bring friends, meet friends, and have fun while playing board games, frisbee, volleyball, etc. Please RSVP via PayPal to help calculate amount of light refreshments. What to bring: water, food to share, blanket to sit on, game / ball / etc, bottle of wine to share

FESTIVAL New York Korean Film Festival (NYKFF) Tuesday, August 21st - Sunday, September 2nd Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street between 5th Ave and University Place IFC Center 323 Sixth Ave at West 3rd Street BAM Cinematek BAM Rose Cinemas Peter Jay Sharp Building 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn www.koreanfilmfestival.org The New York Korean Film Festival returns for its annual screening of the best new films from Korea with a special sidebar of the films of legendary director Im Kwon-taek. All films in Korean with English subtitles. Highlights: On the August 20th, NYKFF will hold a panel dicussion with Im Kwon Taek, arguably Korea's foremost filmmaker, on August 27th and 28th, we will feature "Korea Horror Day," showing eight horror films at Cinema Village. Widely considered Korea’s foremost filmmaker, Im Kwon-Taek is a major international figure in the realm of world cinema. A remarkably prolific director who has over 101 titles to his credit, Im’s films are renowned for their remarkable visual beauty, technical innovation, and intellectual depth. This is your chance to see some of these rare works. Other highlights include: A Dirty Carnival (Biyeolhan geori) (2006) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 141 min Directed by Yoo Ha Starring Zo In-sung, Chun Ho-jin, Namkoong Min, Lee Bo-young Director Yoo Ha well knows the dark, gritty alleys behind Korea’s gleaming skyscrapers. In this universe of thugs, Byung-doo is a small time crook eking out small time scores to support his mother and siblings. Mr. Hwang, a shadowy boss, offers him a job that’s even Byung-doo, not the sharpest criminal, knows is far too dangerous to accept. But not accepting is even more dangerous. 200 Pounds Beauty (Minyeo-neun goerowo) (2006) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 116 min Directed by Kim Yong-hwa Starring Kim A-joong, Joo Jin-mo Hanna is an easy target for jokes. The backup singer for pixie-like pop star Ami is shy and overweight. Until the day she decides to get a lifetime’s worth of plastic surgery all at once. A stirring Cinderella comedy, complete with liposuction gags. North American Premiere. Family Ties (Gaja Gamini) (2006) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 113 min Directed by Kim Tae-yong Starring Moon So-ri, Goh Doo-shim, Uhm Tae-woong, Kong Hyo-jin When her brother Hyung-chul walks out of her life, Mi-ra was left trying to figure out whether the family she knew ever really existed. When he shows up on her doorstep five years later with a bouquet, a grin and a new wife who’s 20 years older than he is, Mi-ra has to come to grips with this new family in this affectionate, grinning domestic farce. U.S. Premiere. You Are My Sunshine (Neoneun nae unmyeong) (2006) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 121 min Directed by Park Jin-pyo Starring Yeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jeong-min, Na Mun-heui, Ryu Seung-su, Yun Je-mun An old bachelor who has no experience in dating falls in love at first sight with a prostitute named Eun-ha. Yet while he manages to win her over, a dark secret looms over their marriage in this bittersweet romance. New York Premiere.

FORUM Is the Korean Wave Dead? The Next Phase of Korean Pop Culture The Korea Society Thursday, August 23, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor New York City $15 Nonmembers/$10 Members www.koreasociety.org Recent years have seen a wave of Korean pop culture (hallyu) sweep across Asia as Korean movies, music and TV have kept audiences rapt. But now production costs are soaring, a backlash against Korean content is brewing in some of its most lucrative Asian markets and the domestic screen quota system, which nurtured the country's entertainment talent, is being dismantled. Is the Korean Wave receding? Join the discussion as some of the top producers of Korean pop culture discuss the state of their industry and where it's headed next. Presented in conjunction with the New York Korean Film Festival, presented by Helio (August 21st - September 2nd, 2007). Panelists: Kim Yong Hwa, Director, 200 Pound Beauty Michael Huh, Vice President, ImaginAsian TV Robert Cagle, Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Samuel Jamier, Moderator, The Korea Society's Korean Film Blog

HAPPY HOUR Drinks for a Good Cause Korean Americans for Political Advancement (KAPA) Thursday, August 23rd, 6:30 - 8:30pm White Rabbit 145 Houston Street at Eldridge St New York City $5 www.kapa-ny.orgsteven.choi@gmail.com | jenkimesq@yahoo.com Come join us for drinks, learn more about Korean American community organizations in NYC, and donate to a good cause! Meet and greet friends, organization staff and supporters at White Rabbit on the Lower East Side - and enjoy beers and well drinks for only $4! There will be a $5 door charge, with all proceeds going to the NY State Youth Leadership Council - a network of young immigrant advocates promoting the advancement of immigrant youth and the passage of the DREAM Act, legislation that provides a path to citizenship for college-bound, undocumented immigrant students who have lived most of their lives in the United States! Join KAPA and our co-sponsors for this fun event! KAPA was founded last year by a group of Korean American New Yorkers to promote a progressive agenda of civil rights, immigrant rights, and economic justice, for Korean Americans and the broader community, through political action and education. Our goal is not simply to elect Korean or Asian American candidates to office, but to mobilize the Korean American community to maximize our political influence in support of candidates and allies who share our agenda for equal access to affordable housing, health care and education, and increased funding for immigrant social services.

SCREENING Woman on the Beach (Haebyonui yoin) (2006) Korean Cultural Service New York Thursday, August 23rd, 6:30pm Korean Cultural Service 460 Park Avenue between 57th and 58th Street New York City www.koreanculture.org Woman on the Beach (Haebyonui yoin) (2006) South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, color, 128 min Directed by Hong Sang-Soo Starring Kim Seung-woo Mun-ho, Go Hyun-jung, Song Seon-mi, and Kim Tae-woo The 7th film of Mr. Hong, the forerunner of Korean New Wave since his debut with The Day of a Pig Fell into the Well in 1996, Woman on the Beach is a romance film between a man and woman who spend a day together during a trip. This film was invited to several well-known film festivals including the New York Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. Guest Speaker Ms. Hyun-Ock Im will introduce the film and lead a discussion after the screening. "Woman on the Beach, Mr. Hong, a wry, unsparing anatomist of the romantic discontent of South Korean twenty-and thirty somethings, has made his most coherent and emotionally accessible film yet." -- A.O. Scott, The New York Times

THEATER 365 Days / 365 Plays Ma-Yi Theater Sunday, September 9th, 3:00pm, 7:00pm The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street New York City Free www.publictheater.org/365 | www.ma-yitheatre.org www.365days365plays.com 365 Days/365 Plays started in November 2002 when Suzan-Lori Parks committed to writing a play a day for the next 365 days. From November 13th, 2006 - November 12th, 2007 the 365 Days/365 Plays National Festival will present the work simultaneously across the country, creating the largest collaboration in the history of American theater. In New York City, The Public Theater will spearhead 365NYC. Over the course of this year, up to 65 selected theater companies – curated by The Public and the 365 Days/365 Plays National Festival – will perform these brief, brilliant plays. On Sunday, September 9th, Ma-Yi Theater Company will present Week 39 of 365 Days/365 Plays at The Public Theater as part of their First Sunday Series. Performances begin at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM and will feature all 365 Days/365 Plays performed in August. Once again, tickets are absolutely free!

JOB OPPORTUNITY Coordinator to its Board of Trustees Thirteen / WNET jobs@thirteen.org Thirteen/WNET New York is seeking an administrative professional with excellent writing, planning and organizational skills to serve as Coordinator to its Board of Trustees. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who have strong communication and diplomacy skills and experience supporting executives. The individual selected will be responsible for planning up to 40 annual meetings of Thirteen's Board of Trustees and related committees and for writing all meeting minutes in conjunction with the Corporate Secretary. Specific duties include scheduling meetings, making meeting arrangements, and providing relevant material(s) to Trustees prior to meetings; attending meetings and taking minutes; and working closely with the Corporate Secretary on the preparation of rough and final drafts of minutes, correspondence and other reports for Trustees. In addition, the individual chosen will assist with the day to day operations and coverage of the Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary's office, including answering calls, taking messages, scheduling appointments, opening mail and initiating response. The Coordinator must have excellent communication and relationship building skills, as he or she will spend a great deal of time communicating with Trustees and their assistants, and also department heads and other staff members throughout Thirteen. To be successful in this position, candidates must have at least five (5) years of experience supporting a senior executive, including preparing meeting minutes. They should have experience working with Board members and knowledge of special event fundraising and other accepted fundraising methods. Candidates must have excellent oral and written communication skills, exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills, and they must demonstrate superior attention to detail. They must be PC proficient and adept at using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. They must be available to work some overtime as required by Board meeting schedule and other work demands. Additionally, they must be prepared to travel to those meetings which are held off-site at locations throughout Manhattan. Individuals who hold a Bachelor's degree will be strongly preferred. Send resume/cover letter (with salary requirements) to: Manager, Employee Recruitment & Communications, Thirteen/WNET New York, 450 West 33rd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001, Fax 212) 560-1350, jobs@thirteen.org